FROM THE SPIRITUAL TREE

FROM THE SPIRITUAL TREE There is a tree beside my house. I call it the 'Spiritual Tree'. I derive spiritual inspiration from it. A tree is an evergrowing being that was initially a seed possessing the potential of becoming a full-grown tree. A seed takes food from the universe around it and then grows into a tree. The same is true with spirituality, the desire for which is intrinsic to, and an integral part of, the very nature of, every human being. To realize this spirituality, Man must derive spiritual food from the universe around him. A tree converts carbon-dioxide into oxygen; a spiritual person is one who can take positive lessons from negative situations. From this perspective, a tree is an embodiment of a spiritual personality. — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan PERFECTION OF THE CREATOR T HE Quran declares as a challenge, that there is no flaw in God’s creation (67: 3). Despite every effort and resource to prove to the contrary, there is nobody who will be able to find any sign of a flaw in the universe. This evidence in the creation is an affirmation of the attributes of God. It implies that the Creator of the universe is the Ultimate Perfect Being. When God is perfect, God’s bounties cannot be imperfect. It is not possible that God gives man a temporary existence in this world but deprives him of eternal life; that He gives man desires but deprives him of their fulfillment; that He gives man sorrow but deprives him of joy; that He gives man the experience of loss but keeps him deprived of the experience of gain; that He makes man an idealist but deprives him of an ideal world; that He creates man for the future but deprives man of a future. Such discrepancy in creation would go against the perfection of the Creator, God. It is simply impossible that there exists any imperfect element in the perfection of God. When God is perfect, God’s bounties cannot be imperfect.